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Bronchial and cardiac ruptures due to blunt trauma
Takahiko Misao1, Takeshi Yoshikawa, Motoi Aoe
1Department of Surgery, Kagawa Prefectural Central Hospital, 5-4-16 Ban-cho, Takamatsu, Kagawa 760-8557, Japan. misaotmd@ybb.ne.jp
Abstract:
Tracheobronchial and cardiac injuries following blunt thoracic trauma are uncommon but can be life-threatening. We report a case in which the patient with bronchial and right atrial ruptures due to blunt trauma survived after emergent repairs. An 18-year-old female driver was transported to our hospital after a traffic accident and was hemodynamically stable on arrival. Chest computed tomography revealed cervicomediastinal emphysema and hemopericardium, and fiberoptic bronchoscopy showed a tear in the right main bronchus. She was intubated with a double-lumen endotracheal tube guided by bronchoscopy. A median sternotomy was undertaken, and a laceration of the right atrium was oversewn without the use of cardiopulmonary bypass. After that, right-sided thoracotomy was performed. The tear in the membranous portion of the right main bronchus was repaired with interrupted sutures, and the suture lines were wrapped with a pedicled flap of intercostal muscle.
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